I was meeting a friend for lunch today and she was running a few minutes late so I killed some time perusing the book store. I came across something that made me a little sad for our culture: Danielle Steel is one shelf above John Steinbeck. Even more disturbing: Steel gets an entire shelf and Steinbeck has less than half of one. I will admit I have never read a Danielle Steel novel but I've read other authors of that genre and they are all formulaic, predictable and shallow. I've read several Steinbeck novels and while I haven't loved them all, he has amazing characters, true plots and moving stories while not being overly cerebral. People would have a far more enriching experience reading a Steinbeck novel but the Steels of the world seem to churn out one piece of crap after another and make millions.

On a completely different note, Delaney needs new glasses. Her prescription has changed so I brought her to BJ's to pick out a new pair. She narrowed it down to these 2 styles pretty quickly. She asked me my opinion and I knew she would go the other direction but I gave it any way. She chose what she liked and if she made her choice just to spite me, she is the one who has to wear them, not me!

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I'm a mother of 2 girls living in NC. I've dabbled in photography on and off but really this is just for fun